Is CVE-2017-3247 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2017-3247 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2017-3247?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 27 January 2017.

Which products and versions are affected?

Oracle Glassfish Server 2.1.1, 3.0.1, 3.1.2.

Is there a fix for CVE-2017-3247?

No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

How is CVE-2017-3247 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

Am I affected by CVE-2017-3247?

Check whether you run Oracle Glassfish Server at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2017-3247: Oracle GlassFish Server unauthorized data modification in Core subcomponent

CVE-2017-3247 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.3 · Published 2017-01-27

Oracle GlassFish Server, a platform used for developing and deploying Java applications, contains a security vulnerability in its core component. An attacker could use specially crafted email communications to trick a user into interacting with the system, leading to unauthorized changes to the server's data. This could result in the corruption or unauthorized modification of business information managed by the server.

Technologies: Oracle Glassfish Server. Vendors: Oracle.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2017-3247 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2017-3247 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2017-3247?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.3, published 27 January 2017.
Which products and versions are affected?: Oracle Glassfish Server 2.1.1, 3.0.1, 3.1.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2017-3247?: No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2017-3247 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2017-3247?: Check whether you run Oracle Glassfish Server at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

A vulnerability in the Core subcomponent of Oracle GlassFish Server allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to compromise the system via the SMTP protocol. The flaw is classified as 'easily exploitable' but requires user interaction (UI:R) to succeed. Successful exploitation enables an attacker to perform unauthorized updates, insertions, or deletions of data accessible to the GlassFish Server. The vulnerability affects versions 2.1.1, 3.0.1, and 3.1.2. Oracle addressed this issue in the January 2017 Critical Patch Update.

Affected products

Oracle GlassFish Server 2.1.1, 3.0.1, 3.1.2

Timeline

2017-01-27: disclosed
2017-01-27: advisory: Oracle January 2017 Critical Patch Update published

References

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